Ina Forsman

Ina Forsman established herself as a key artist on the Finnish blues scene by the age of 19, embodying a rising star of undeniable talent. With her subtle, lilting voice, deliciously smoky and powerful, she doesn't let up until the last note of the last song.

Her vocal style, steeped in Soul and Blues, recalls the great voices of Nina Simone and Aretha Franklin, combining energy, spontaneity and a touch of refinement all her own. With her album "All There Is" (JazzHaus Records), she presents everything that made great music in another era: raw, sincere, passionate, songs written from the heart, sung from the guts... 

On stage, surrounded by a team of talented musicians, all from the North of France, she gets things moving and swinging, with the retro feel of old-fashioned brassy soul and the ultimate class of jazz, enhanced by the "modern attitude" of an artist from the new generation, who carries a strong heritage with grace and elegance.

Energy and spontaneity in spades, an innate sense of showmanship, a disconcerting ease with the audience and a charisma worthy of the greatest female singers. Ina Forsman is definitely the one we've been waiting for.